Door-stop



unirsi) sTArs NATHANIEL CRANE., OF HILL CITY, KANSAS.

DOOR-STOP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 2, 1920.

Application led .Tanna-ry 7, 1920. Serial No. 349,872.

7'@ ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that l. Ni'rrrarimr. Camn, a citizen of the United States, and a resident ot vl--lill` City, county ot yGraham.. andfState of Kansas, have invented a new and 'lmproved Door-Stop7 oi which the following is a full, clean and exact description.

This invention relates to door stops and holders. More particularly this invention relates to a door stop or holder to be pivotally.L vfastened on the Vfloor to hold vthe door in open position.

in object of' the invention is to provide a combination door holder and stop capable ot' holding a door open in any desired position to prevent the premature openingd or closing of the door. It is also a purpose to provide a door holder having` the facility oi being adjustable in width in order to accommodate doors ot various thicknesses.

Finally, it an object with others to provide a door stop and holder comparatively simple in design and construction, inexpensive to manufacture. and one which is unlikely to get out of working` order.

The invention has relation to the combination and arrangement oi. simplified door stop parts as set forth in. the api'iended claims defining the invention, and one par ticular embodiment ot which is described in Jthe following' specification and portrayed in the accompanying drawing.

Figure 1 illustrates a plan 'trffigi'mentary view oi the door stop -fastened to tho floor adjacent the door to hold a door in open position, and Fig. 2 illustrates a side elevation of the door holder, the said view being fragmentary to portray the position of parts, and the door being' shown in perspective view.

Figs. 3 and 4l illustrate detailml views ot the door stop where each figure details a section taken on the indica-ted section line of the other figure.

A. door stop constructed. in accordance with the plans of my invention comprises a bracket pivoted on the floor, and a slide related with the bracket to torni a receptacle means to hold the door when the stop is pushed into position.

In presenting a more detail description of my invention, there is shown in the drawing a bracket 6, formed of a piece of metal stock with an up-turned end 7. The bracket is preferably constructed opt guide of the bracket.

channel material which provides a guide 8 on one ot the brackets. In constructing,r the bracket it is practical to employ a piece ot channel stock, one end ot which has the ribs cut therefrom to leave a plane upturnedl end 7. A screw hole 9 is made in one end of the bracket, and a slot 10 is made in the central portion of the bracket longitudinal with the `greater dimension thereof.

There is provided Va slide which works back and forth in the guide 8 of the bracket 6. This slide comprises an angle plate 12 having` a hole formed in one oi the sides registering with the slot 10 of the bracket. The angle plate 12 has a face plate 13 fastened to the rip-turned liside thereof. The parts 7 and 13 may be faced with appropriate padding such 'as rubber or felt to present a non-abrasive surface to the door when engagement is effected between the door and the stop.

A clamp screw having a thumb-nut 111 is passed through the slot 10 and holo in y the angle plate.. The thumb-nut maybe tightened down to clamp the slide 12 in the In this manner the distance between the upturned end of the bracket and the face plate 1B is adjustable to receive door ot any thickness.

The installation ot the door stop merely requires the use of a screw or similar holding means. The screw 15 or nail is passed through the hole 9 and anchored to the loor which pivotally secures the door holder in the desired position. A stop, such as the screw 17 is fastened to the licor to limit the pivotal movement ot the door stop in one direction. The door holder may be moved inwardly and outwardly about the holding screw 15 by the use of ones toot when. the door B is opened. ln this manner the door stop may be pushed into engagement with the door as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, thereby holding the door against movement in either direction. Likewise the door stop may be pivoted outwardly'to tree the door by thrusting the bracket away from the door.

The use of this door stop obviates the. preifailing trouble and annoyance of slamming doors. It is simple and inexpensive to produce, and requires little efort to install it for use in connection with all types of doors.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure bv Letters Patent is as follows l. A door stop and holder' comprising a bracket, an rip-turned end formed on the bracket to engage one side of a door, said bracket formed of channeled stock to provide a guide, said bracket having; a slot formed longitudinally therein, and a hole made in the bracket toV secure same to the floor, an angle plate having` a hole which registers with the longitudinal slot and arranged to engage the other side of the door, a clamp screw passed through the slot and through the hole of the angle plate, and provided with a nut to adjustably clamp the angle plate to the bracket in order to accommodate doors of variable thickness.

2. rA door stop and holder comprisingv a bracket, an rip-turned end formed on the bracket to engage one side of a door, said bracket formed of channeled stock to provide a guide, said bracket having; a slot formed longitudinally therein, and a hole made in the bracket to secure same to the floor, an angle plate having` a hole which registers with the ,longitudinal slot and arranged to engagethe other side of the door, a clamp screw passed through the slot and through the hole of the angle pla-te, and provided WithV a nut to adjustably clamp the angle plate to the bracket in order to accommodate doors oiQ variable thickness, and

Va face plate secured to the angle plate.

3. A door stop or holder to be pivotally fastened on the floor to hold a door in open position or any other desired position to prevent premature opening or closing1 of the door, comprising a bracket, an upturned part on the bracket, a slide carried on the bracket, and a cla-mp screw to hold the slide in adjusted position, said slide and upturned partV forming an open receptacle means to hold a door, and said bracket being provided with means for pivotally securing it to the ioor.

l. A door stop comprising a bracket channeled in cross section to form a guide, an

rip-turned end made on the bracket, an angle plate slidably confined in the guide of the bracket, and a clamp screw arranged to clamp the angle plate to the bracket, the bracket at the end opposite the Vupturned end being' apertured for pivotal n1on.ntir.`,fv uponthe floor.

5. A door stop comprising' a bracket channeled in cross section to forni a guide, an 11p-turned end made on the bracket, said bracket being` apertured near the other end` an angle plate slidably coni'ined Vin the ,guide of the bracket, a clamp screw arranged to clamp the angle plate to the bracket, and a relatively wide face plate fastenedto the angle plate to engage a door.

6. A door stop for the purposes stated, comprising a bracket channeled in cross sec tion to formV a guide, and presenting a smooth flat bottom surface Jfor contact with the oor, an 11p-turned end made on the bracket, an angle plate slidably coniined in the guide of the bracket, and a clamp screw arranged to clamp the angle plate to the bracket, and a tace Vplate Jastened to the angle plate to engage a door, and means reated with the bracket to secure same to the oor.

NATHANIEL CRANK. 

